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Thursday
Jul182013

Riverfront Festival to Celebrate RiverFirst Development Site

The public and all Mississippi River enthusiasts are invited to the Riverfront Festival Friday, July 26, 2013 from 6 p.m. to sunset at “No Name” Park, the former Scherer site, located at Sibley Street and the Plymouth Avenue Bridge in Northeast Minneapolis.

The evening will include a variety of Minneapolis’ renowned food trucks, local beer, music and a suggestion box for naming the park. View the event invite here.

“We are very excited that the RiverFirst initiative is moving forward,” said Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership Interim Executive Director Kathleen Boe. “Without the enthusiastic input and support from the surrounding communities the RiverFirst initiative wouldn’t be where it is today.”

The property, purchased by the MPRB in 2010, is one of the first sites planned for development under the RiverFirst initiative. People will have the opportunity to learn about the Park’s future layout, beach, channel and the planned reconstruction of historic Hall’s Island.

“It is time to start enjoying this park and bring enthusiasm to its redevelopment. It's all about working together,” said Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Vice-President and First District Commissioner Liz Wielinski. “I am proud of the support we’ve received from the public – and especially would like thank the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership and the East Minneapolis Exchange Club for all the hard work they have put in to this event.”

RiverFirst is a 20-year vision for Mississippi riverfront parks that builds on our community's rich river heritage and passion for parks, nature and wildlife to create places on "America’s fourth coast" where neighborhoods and businesses can grow and people from near and far can experience one of the four great rivers of the world through world-class recreational and cultural activities. The RiverFirst project area spans from the Stone Arch Bridge to the northern City of Minneapolis limit. For more information about the RiverFirst Initiative go to www.riverfirst.com.

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